Direction-signal for vehicles.



cvtBUlj L C. W. DGWNS. mmm SIGNAL FUR VEHICLES.

APPUCAHUN HLED APR, 6. 19H5.

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Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

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-UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H, CEBOLT AND CLARENCE W. DOWNS, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

speimmnon of Letters raient.

,Patented Sept. 1 8. 191 7.

Application filed April 6, 1916. Serial No. 89,45164 To ail whom t may concern.'

Be it known that We, JOHN H. CEBOLT und (lLMuiN'CE lV. Downs, citizens of the Unitod States, residing ut Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have, invented pertain new und useful Improvonnnts in Di)faction-Signals for Vehii-lcs; und wv flo deviare the following to he il full, clout, :unl exact dewription of the invention, such :is will enahlo others skilled in theart to winch it npportuinu to rnnluud use thv sumo,

This 'invention relates to certain ne f :unl useful improvements in direvtion signals for uutonmhilosl unil the lilco.

The primary ohjoot of tho` invontiou its to provid@` n simple inl olloctivo signal adapted t0 he applied us n whole to un :iutomohilo und cupableoi' zuljusnient or :novonuint for the purposv of notifying the drivorsol" other machines, :is woll ns pwlestrinns,

that. the machine hearing the signal is about to turn to the right or 10ft., the` signal boing' conti-olivi! the ihivor ot' the umchine by menus o'' n hnuil, foot linli. or otlui sinlilnl device. disposod within hisl rvzich.

Another objovt of the invtution is to providen Signal of this character whit-h mobilio readily used both day und night, the. poil .er of the signal containing some suitnbh-l moans for illuinhmtims; tlu` same.

A Still "further objvct, ot' the iuvinton is 'to provitlo n doviffo of thinl 'hurnrtrr uhirh null he simple, strong, (lurnhlv :nul nwxponsivv in construction, etiioiout :and ijoliubh in aoperation, mul vu'cll :ulnphil to tho purpose for whichfit is (losigurd.

lith these :nifl othvi' objmtts in viviv, the invention consists of veituiu novel l'cuturus olf' mnStriu-tioi'i, unil 'thvI comhiuntion and nrrnngenioi'it ot' pnrtu :is will he hvlvinnftor fully dvsorihed and lninuil.

In tho :un-ompuuving drawings in which similar rvferouco rlun'uctor-i designato like` parts throughout thil svvorul vivu'S,

Figur@ l is u -siile vlo 'ation ot nu nutonin hilo, showing`- tlu1 npililvution of :i ilovll'u (zohrftrlctvd iu :wool-duurt with this invention tha-noto; U

Fig. 2 is i; rom' @loven ion of the sinne;

Fig. 2l is :t fun-tional vimv through ont*l ot the chiugiu showing thi;l vorm' und pointer thvrvo'f in its opou position. :mill view heilig taken ou luplano olE tho hui :il -Y- olllfig;

Fig. 4 is n front elevation ol' tho interior of tho casing showing the. pointer in elemtion in its closed position, the cover ol tho ousmg being here `shown removed;

Fig. is'u horizontal seutionul view tulwn ou the plum? ol' the line 5 ol' Fig. 4

Fig (i is n siinilur i iiw allowing the cover und pointer in their open positions; mui.

Fig. 7 is u detail set-tional View tnlon on the plane of the lino` TNT of Fig. lf.

In tho onibotiinlent illustratori. thv refor-y ouce humoral l ilohigguutu;` :1 reirmnguhxi man. inl', the outer siglo of whioh is oprn .mil pro vided with a hinged cover .3. This mining; i is adapted .to he fixed to the Sido of :in nutonxohilu or similar motor vehicle, he'rf. shown u''hoing Secured to the reni' muti. guard o'' the. Saune.

Secured to the top nul hott.r i oi' cho @zur ing l uml at one el vi thi'eof, :iro paire: of spaced yokf-s 3, between whirh are mountofl brackets -l having vertically oline-d o'icuiugs therein. Adjustuhly mouu'od within tho openings 5 and in vertical nlinmuent with auch other are upper and lowerpi vor pim: il. the inner ends of which ure Cono-:shaped for u purpose to bv hm'oinuftci' descrihd. Thom pins S are retuinmi in their adjusiod posh tions hy suitzibl thumb sci'fu's 'i' whih est wud through the brackets -l :it right zingghisl to tho openings I, us, Clearly Shown hy tho drawings.

Rovoluhly mounted l )ot\ve.1n ihr` con(L uhzxpml rmls of the pins, l? is :in 'upright .whn'l h. the lippe und lon'vr omis of which :iro pi'ovJi-l with ono-sluipwl rwessvs to nll'oi'vl this vounwtion. This shnlt ourrivs :in iiulivzitiug pointer Si, her shown :is cui, 'forming .in shape to tho. outline o'i` u. hand. mul hnviuglr port'orutions 1U iu it` side ur ruugiml to rvprosont thev veins und joints ot ihr. hund. s Shown in thu drawings, thinv 'pointvr provided withluterully extonding ing for inclosingx u light. to ho heroinziftor desifrihvil. To prevent. dust, ruin, oto., from passing through the perfor-ations iu tho pointer. 1 transparent pluie of nu); mutable lunlcrinl, |uofornhl y ol" :l non-breukuhle suh# stu w" is fixed within'tho. interior ol' tho suino :uljanfiut the side thleof.

The. ('ovor .3 of this improved Lluvirxo is provigiorl with :i luzuhil eimunt 'l2 u'hiffh is; sliilulrly ougugcilwvith n slottod plateA lf3, tho hitter boing secured in any suituhi man no1' to the l'ionter 9 hut prvtirnlsly hvhuving; n lhi'emlci'l shook l-l extending through iluJ side of the pointer uml pi'miilecl with a lock nut 15 on its free end. By this arrangement it may be seen that whenever the pointer is moved to swin out of the Casin the cover 2 is opened, am? owing to the sli able connection of the pointer with the same, when the ointer is its normal position the cover is also swun to its normal position. Owing to the fact that the pointer is pivotally mounted within the end of the casing at a point spaced from the pivotal point of the cover, the aforementioned slidable connection is necessary in order that the cover and the pointer ma be moved to either opened or closed posi tion together.

Within the pointer 9 and preferably fixed to one of the flanges 1l thereof is a lamp socket 16, in which issecured -a small electric lam 17. A conductor 18 connects one post of t e lamp socket with a binding post 2O which extenclsthrough the end of the casing, and being insulated therefrom, A contact point 21 of any convenient construction is, fixed to the 1piv'oted end of the pointer 9 and grounder thereto. The bindlng post 20, being insulated from the casin extends through one end of the same, and 1s adapted to be connected to one of the lead wires from the battery or other suitable source of electric current carried by the vehicle. Secured to the end of the casing is a resilient strip 22 which is adapted to be brought into engagement with the contact 2l when the pointer 9 is swung out of the casing 1, thereb closing the circuit through the lamp 17, said strip being connected by a binding post 23 which is in turn ada ted to be connected to the other lead wire fliom his construction it may be seen that the lamp 17 is only the pointer is extending out of the casing.

The closed side or inner wall of the casin Y l is provided with a substantially U-shape clip 24 which isadapted to receive a headed lug 25 carried by the pointer 9, this lug 25 portion comprising the thumb and forelinger of the hand. By t is arrangement the pointer and cover are locked in their closed positions.

pivoted end of the pointer 9 1s an arm 26, to which is 29, said rock 'shaft being able guides 30 in the swung again into `does not require t lighted when shown positioned between`theV suitable links and levers, the ecilic construction of which will vary a ording to the size and malte of the automobile or other vehicle.

'Suitable uring means may be employed for automatically closing the pointer and cover, if desired.

In use, one of the above described siY als i placed on each side of the automob e vor other similar vehicle, and whenever the driver of the same contemplates on turning it to the right or left, he operates the han or foot lever so as to cause thepointer on the side towardwhioh the mac ine is to be turned to e swan' outwardly out of its respective easing. is, as will be readil un erstood, is ve' advantageous since At eY driver to remove'his hands a considerable distance from the steering wheel, as has heretofore been neces- Iyrom the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the operation of the device will be readily understood without a Amore extended explanation.

s various 'minor changesin form and proportion, and in the minor details of con that set forth in the appended claims.

e claim 1. A device of the class described comprising a casing open on one side, a cover open side of said casing, a pointer pivotally mounted within said caslng, means for swinging said pointer into and out of said casing, and a sliding connection between said pointer and cover, said cover being continually in engagement with the pointer, whereby the same is opened or closed by operation of said pointer swinging means. j

2. A device of the class described comprising a casing open on one side, if cover hinged to the open side of said casing, a pointer pivotally mounted at one of its ends within said casing, a slotted plate fixed to said pointeig'a headed element slidably engaged in the slotof said plate and fixed to the said cover, and means for swinging said pointer into and out of said casing.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

ELMoN SAnN'r, S. G. BULLUP. 

